Topher DeRosia is speaking on Giving and Getting in the Open Source Community at WordCamp Minneapolis.

What inspired or motivated you to give this talk at WordCamp?

My experience giving back to open source has been very enriching in my life, and I’d love for others to experience the same.

How do you “create intention” in your job, career, or life?

It requires lots of deliberate introspection. I look at everything I do, and try to come up with a reason. Sometimes the reasons are awesome, sometimes they’re selfish, but I always try to have a reason.

If you were a WordPress Plugin, what Plugin would you be and why?

Something I built myself because I always want to fully understand what’s under the hood, and the best way to do that is to build your own.

If you were not doing your current job, what profession would you be in and why?

Probably cabinet maker because I love being close to the wood, making beautiful things, and being totally off the grid.

What professional and/or research resource(s) can’t you live without?

The Web as a whole. I don’t have a single go-to site for knowledge, I glean the best from everywhere.